On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:45:08 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:17:05 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok wrote:


This thing downloaded something like 26K and doesn't have a dictionary
database, Just the application. Tried to use it and it sneers "No
dictionary".

OK, I'm not familiar with OpenDict, but if you downloaded dictd and dict-
gcide we'll have a winner. In Bassi's Dictionary, the one you had been
trying to use, click on Edit-Preferences. It should pop-up to source.
Make sure localhost is selected. If, localhost isn't there, click on
add. Description should be localhost, transport should be dictionary
server, and hostname should be localhost. Leave the port alone.

ps -ax = server running
Click on edit.preference = default dictionary server
click on +add - added localhost (as above)

Eureka! works

Thanks much.

The other possibility, the server isn't running. In a terminal, type ps
ax |grep dictd If dictd doesn't show up, type as root, /etc/init.d/dictd
start That really should do it. Let me know how you make out.

amazing the amount of information one can get in this group, isn't it?
:-)

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)